Lake Stevens Student Assistance Programs

10/28/2024

Some details on the bond to improve local schools

06/08/2023

Please join many members of the community this evening! From law enforcement encountering drug activity and OD's, to local and county-wide resource providers, and school specialists addressing the issue.

Refreshments provided, local resource tables, free!

09/24/2021

https://mylifeisworthliving.org/

Don't dismiss this because it's animated -- they nailed a lot of the confusion and complexity of this issue...with plausible story lines, sociological layers...very impressive.

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02/25/2021

https://www.doh.wa.gov/Portals/1/Documents/Pubs/150-126-NaloxoneInstructions.pdf

Fentanyl has been added to many look-alike opiates in pill form, leading to a large increase in OD statistics in 2020.
This valuable document from the Dept of Health provides instruction for the use of Naloxone (Narcan) which saves lives if given right away in an OD situation.

01/27/2021

https://www.counselormagazine.com/en/article/do-personality-traits-influence-addiction-to-online-social-networks/

In recent years, the public has noted the negative consequences of online social network (OSN) use. Multiple research studies across different disciplines have also noted the considerable negative effects that some patterns of OSN use, most notably OSN addiction, may bring to users. OSN addiction re...

01/19/2021

https://www.takebackyourmeds.org/ site provides information for safe disposal of unused/unwanted medications. Access to leftover medications is a primary source for the abuse of medications like pain meds, sedatives, etc.

Find a Medicine Take-Back Location   By Map   By List  

12/03/2020

https://www.counselormagazine.com/en/news/2018/study-raises-doubts

Study Raises Doubts E-Cigarettes Help Users Quit Smoking Thomas Piorkowski August 22, 2018 A study conducted by researchers affiliated with the School of Public Health at Georgia State University found that smokers who use e-cigarettes and similar devices were no more likely to quit than smokers who...

10/22/2020

Fentanyl laced opiates are still surging in our communities. While most youth don't abuse opiates, those who may try them from a marginal source are very vulnerable to OD.

Drug overdose deaths rose in the first three months of this year, according to preliminary numbers released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

10/22/2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qI-Qn7xass&feature=youtu.be

After her brother was diagnosed with the disease of addiction, Sam Fowler and her family had to change the way they lived their lives. In her talk, she tells...

08/25/2020

Copied from a first responder with Lake roots:

FYI, the relapse and overdose rate has increased by 30% since March 2020. Mental health issues related to our lockdown and the pandemic are especially hard for people with depression.
NAMI, The National Alliance on Mental Health have a 24 hour helpline: 800-950-6264.
Please could any two of my Facebook friends just copy and repost to share the helpline far and wide?

08/12/2020

https://news.yahoo.com/teen-va**rs-7-times-more-150013689.html

“Being a 21-year-old, I should not be spending six days in the hospital for lung complications,” said one young vaper who survived coronavirus.

03/26/2020

The latest word from the National Institutes of Health

As people across the U.S. and the rest of the world contend with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the research community should be alert to the possibility that it could hit some populations with substance use disorders particularly hard. Because it attacks the lungs, the coronavirus that causes...